traffic generator

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

traffic +‎ generator

Noun[edit]

traffic generator (plural traffic generators)

  1. (civil engineering) A destination that generates traffic, other than a populated place, such as a park, museum, or university.
    • 2001, Guidelines for the Selection of Supplemental Guide Signs for Traffic Generators Adjacent to Freeways[1], Washington, D.C.: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, page 5:
      Therefore, before a sign for a traffic generator is installed, sufficient space should exist to accommodate the placement of the sign without interfering or conflicting with required signing.